The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 2351)
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§ 2351. Definitions [Effective January 1, 2027 or on effective date of rules]
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Birth center” means a facility the primary purposes of which are to provide midwifery
care, low-risk deliveries, and newborn care immediately after delivery, for a stay
of generally less than 24 hours. The term does not include a facility that is a hospital,
is part of a hospital, or is owned by a hospital; a facility that is an ambulatory
surgical center; or the residence of the individual giving birth. A birth center may
be located on the grounds of a hospital.
(2) “Certified nurse midwife” means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed in
accordance with 26 V.S.A. chapter 28, subchapter 2 who has specialized training in childbirth, newborn care, and reproductive
health care services.
(3) “Change of ownership” means a change in the majority or controlling interest in an
established birth center to another person.
(4) “Corrective action plan” means a written strategy for correcting an issue of partial
compliance, deficiency, or violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to
this chapter.
(5) “Licensed maternity care provider” means a licensed provider whose professional scope
of practice, as established under Vermont law, includes preconception, prenatal, labor,
birth, and postpartum care and early care of a newborn and who may be the primary
attendant during the perinatal period.
(6) “Licensed midwife” means a professional licensed in accordance with 26 V.S.A. chapter 85.
(7) “Licensed provider” means an individual licensed or certified in Vermont to provide
specific health care-related services within a scope of practice defined by licensing
statutes and rules, and may include advanced practice registered nurses, including
certified nurse midwives; licensed midwives; physician assistants; naturopathic physicians
with a childbirth endorsement in accordance with 26 V.S.A. §§ 4122(b) and 4125(b); and physicians. (Added 2025, No. 19, § 1.)